Long-term outcomes after transplantation after support with a pulsatile pediatric ventricular assist device
There has been increasing use of durable ventricular assist devices (VAD) in children as a bridge to transplantation (BTT). The Berlin Heart investigational device exemption (IDE) trial was the first pediatric VAD trial to demonstrate excellent survival outcomes as a BTT.
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Aamir Jeewa, Michiaki Imamura, Charles Canter, Robert A. Niebler, Christina VanderPluym, David N. Rosenthal, James K. Kirklin, Ryan S. Cantor, Margaret Tresler, David Michael McMullan, Victor O. Morell, Mark Turrentine, Rebecca Ameduri, Khanh Nguyen, Kirk Tags: ORIGINAL CLINICAL SCIENCE Source Type: research
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